Mine detail: Wonder Metal Mine

Previously called 'Eagle Claim'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.1499, -118.16764

Resource(M)

Primary:	Antimony
Secondary:	Silver
Tertiary:	Iron, Titanium, Metal
Ore:	Cervantite, Stibnite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	BLANKET, CHANNELS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Placer
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Alluvium
Structure:	Nw-Se Faults, Nw Trending Mineralized Contact, With Intense Fracturing In Sandstone, With Quartzite.
Alteration processes:	Sandstone Argillized Several Feet From Vein

References

MRDS	M060261
DEP	10042460
Reference	{Deposit:: BEAL, 1963, INVESTIGATION OF TITANIUM OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NBMG REPORT 3}{Deposit:: JOHNSON, 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89}{Deposit:: QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION}{Deposit:: NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 297, ITEM 1, 1964.}
Reporter	Donahoe, James L. (Johnson, M.G.), La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)